Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bff-c479-72aa-bd79-d880a5764584/delivery-of-incubation-support-for-innovation-projects awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Delivery of Incubation Support for Innovation Projects [Department of Energy and Climate Change](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-of-energy-and-climate-change) Incumbent usually keeps it Estimated value £66,600 to £100,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 7 Nov 2014 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”) wishes to appoint a Supplier to undertake incubation support to selected projects within the: • Offshore Wind Innovation Programme (Lot 1) • Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Innovation Programme (Lot 2) • Bioenergy Innovation Programme (Lot 3) • Energy Storage Innovation Programme (Lot 4) In order to: • Develop the incubation plan (where the incubation plan has been supplied separately) into specific incubation tasks. • Deliver each incubation task from the incubation plan. • Utilise existing tools and models implemented by the ‘coordinator’ . • Work with the company/project in the most appropriate way to maximise the chance of success of the innovation project and the company. • Build an understanding of the company in order to best achieve the above point. Incubation Support will focus on identifying skills and knowledge gaps within a company that may prevent it from bringing the innovation to market effectively and provide specialist advisors to support the company in the development of the appropriate knowledge and skills. The business incubation support must demonstrate a unique and highly flexible combination of business development processes, infrastructure and people that can nurture new and small business by helping them to survive and grow through the early stages of development. The incubation plans will have already been developed by others and the supplier is expected to use existing tools and models put in place by the ‘coordinator’. The nominated supplier will also be integrated into a pool of suppliers, and expected to work with a co-ordinator. Suppliers have the opportunity to bid for any LOTS or all LOTS. Additional information: 30/11/15: Lots 2,3 & 4 were originally let to Carbon Limiting Technologies. They were tendered as separate lots as each is for incubation support in a different energy technology area. -Each contract was extended by £33,000 to extend incubation support to 3 new companies who are in receipt of an innovation grant (1 for each contract/technology area) -This will increase the value of the contracts as follows: Lot 2: £99,600 – an increase of 49%; Lot 3 –£132,900 – an increase of 33%; Lot 4 - £132,900 – an increase of 33% - the original OJEU ITT stated: • “At this stage the precise volume of work and specific area of work is unknown (although it is likely that the tasks will fall into the one of the above categories (listed A-I above)), as the individual scoping of the incubation support tasks is wholly dependent on the preliminary incubation assessment and the incubation plan. The maximum number of projects in each LOT will be five”. \[the resulting contracts currently each have 3 or less projects; the increase will take them to a maximum of 4 projects\] -This is the first request for an extension to these contracts. -When the contracts were originally drawn up, £33,000 was allocated for each project provided with incubation support – the extension is in line with this as each contract will be extended by £33,000 for each project to be assisted. Read full description ## CPV classification Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ac8a67f0-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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